Good Sunday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Here's a quick buffet of links -- from Pennsylvania and the national and international scene -- to go with your coffee and bagels. Here At Home. He was once the among the most powerful Democrats...

Faith and begorrah! What a perfect weekend to be a fan of murderous leprechauns. As St. Patrick's Day nears, not only do we get the news that the Leprechaun franchise is going to be rebooted on the big screen (no word on if the little guy will be back...

Update 5:22 p.m.: This uniform experiment won't change Miami's wardrobe. UM spokesman Chris Freet said the 'Canes will wear the standard road uniforms.
CORAL GABLES -- So much for the traditional Notre Dame uniforms.
The Fightin' Irish went all Maryland with the uniforms it'll wear Oct. 6 against Miami in Chicago's Soldier Field. Their partners at Adidas designed a 22nd-century take on the classic uniforms that you'll see above.
"The Shamrock Series is a great opportunity for our football...

I have no problem with horses, from Mr. Ed to Shane Battier’s “Harlem Shake” Horsetronaut, but am I the only one around here who has an issue with the Budweiser Clydesdales worming their way into our St. Patrick’s Day celebrations?
In case you haven’t heard, Bud’s equine ambassadors, paddocked at Fort Lauderdale’s Holiday Park for reasons that I have come to learn have nothing to do with the Pride festivities going on there this weekend, will be the featured...

Not even a knee replacement could stop Pat Duignan from marching in the South Side Irish Parade, viewing the event through a mesh eye slot cut in the middle of a shamrock.
The 74-year-old parade veteran plodded along 12 blocks of South Western Avenue in Chicago on Sunday wearing her signature leprechaun outfit and saluting the green-clad youngsters lined three- and four-deep along the route.
"I can still do it," the retired nurse said at the end of her march through the Beverly and Morgan Park...

By now you've probably seen the new uniforms and helmets Notre Dame will wear for its Shamrock Series game against the University of Miami on Oct. 6 in Chicago.
Anthony Fasano hadn't seen them yet but the Miami Dolphins tight end isn't a big fan of change at his old school.
"Someone showed me the uniform for the Ireland game [against Navy on Sept. 1]," Fasano said. "That was bad. They have like a spiral on the helmet or something."
Told there was a fighting leprechaun on the helmet for the Miami,...

Leapin' leprechauns, there's a lot of music happening this weekend. A few odds and ends escaped the attention of your Sound Check scribe. Here are belated notes on promising shows by Phillip Roebuck, Poisoned Dwarf and J.P. Harris.
Roebuck, a Hampton Roads musician who has attracted national attention with a wildly entertaining one-man-band act, is playing County Grill in York County on Saturday, March 16. Music starts about 10 p.m. There's no cover.
Roebuck was recently featured as part of a TED...

Did St. Patrick's Day sneak up on you like a leprechaun this year? Here's a sampling of festivities around Newport-Mesa, so you'll be sure to get your fill of Guinness, corned beef and green party paraphernalia:
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Muldoon's (202 Newport Center Drive) is hosting its 38th annual St. Paddy's party, which will feature Van Dieman's Band and The Droppers providing tunes throughout the day and night. Breakfast will be served starting at 9 a.m. and Irish food and drinks will be available. The pub won't be...